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Home for the ambitious

Home for the ambitious

a space for deep tech founders and researchers to live, build, & grow together

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Home to founders and researchers building in robotics, ai, bio, space, energy, and more.

Home to founders and researchers building in robotics, ai, bio, space, energy, and more.

johannes

co-founder of prime intellect: $1b company building an open super intelligence stack

johannes

co-founder of prime intellect: $1b company building an open super intelligence stack

johannes

co-founder of prime intellect: $1b company building an open super intelligence stack

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hooman

founder of solcoa tech: $200m company refining rare earth metals

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hooman

founder of solcoa tech: $200m company refining rare earth metals

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hooman

founder of solcoa tech: $200m company refining rare earth metals

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alice gilman

co-founder of r3 bio: $100m company extending human lifespan

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alice gilman

co-founder of r3 bio: $100m company extending human lifespan

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alice gilman

co-founder of r3 bio: $100m company extending human lifespan

Residents have raised from

sequoia

a16z

founder’s fund

accel

hummingbird

long journey

first round

jeff dean

balaji

guillermo rauch

naval

andrej karpathy

and many more

We run three programs

We run three programs

live for 3 months alongside exceptional peers. choose the environment best for you.

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FOUNDER residency

0 → 1

Best for

  • deep tech founders with clear direction

  • teams ready to optimize every hour around building

Includes everything in explorer plus...

$120k SAFE at flexible cap

investor introductions & demo day

$10k in openai credits + $50k in compute credits (aws, gcp)

private chef & cleaners (save you 20+ hours per week)

weekly 1-1s with executive coach & venture partner

founder friendly terms

you decide. pay with equity OR cash, costs vary by location

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EXPLORER residency

-1 → 0

Best for

  • researchers with a crazy ambitious idea

  • founders looking to find their moonshot

  • those looking for cofounders, collaborators, or community

Includes

hand selected peer group

housing

weekly house sync for accountability & connection

community events

alumni programming & network

experience cost

monthly cash fee, price dependent on room type and city

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EXPLORER residency

-1 → 0

Best for

  • researchers with a crazy ambitious idea

  • founders looking to find their moonshot

  • those looking for cofounders, collaborators, or community

Includes

hand selected peer group

housing

weekly house sync for accountability & connection

community events

alumni programming & network

experience cost

monthly cash fee, price dependent on room type and city

Apply

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TEAM residency

1 → 100

Best for

  • teams with 5-10 members

  • 4 month, 8 month, or 12 month sprints

Includes

housing in san francisco

fully-furnished with desks, monitors, beds, and more

regular cleaning services so your team can focus on building

this is for alumni of the residency, exceptions are made for exceptional deep tech teams

experience cost

monthly cash fee, price dependent on home

Apply

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TEAM residency

1 → 100

Best for

  • teams with 5-10 members

  • 4 month, 8 month, or 12 month sprints

Includes

housing in san francisco

fully-furnished with desks, monitors, beds, and more

regular cleaning services so your team can focus on building

this is for alumni of the residency, exceptions are made for exceptional deep tech teams

experience cost

monthly cash fee, price dependent on home

Apply

What our residents say

What our residents say

"the residency was incredible, it helped me raise a $3m pre-seed, hire 2 ex founders, and build the network that helped me raise from the CPO of Deepmind and Founders of HuggingFace, Google Maps and Android."

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bilal, founder of the robot company

"Everyone is building, thinking long-term, and unhinged in the best way. It's rare to find a space where ambition doesn't need explanation."

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arvind, founder of miruvor

"Everyone is building, thinking long-term, and unhinged in the best way. It's rare to find a space where ambition doesn't need explanation."

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arvind, founder of miruvor

"the residency put me in the right environment at the right time. their demo day directly led to us raising $10M from a16z, abstract, & others."

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zain, founder of ghost ai

"the residency put me in the right environment at the right time. their demo day directly led to us raising $10M from a16z, abstract, & others."

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zain, founder of ghost ai

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Sam Altman

CEO of OpenAI, prev YC president

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Danielle Strachman

founder & GP of 1517 fund

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Kevin Hartz

founder of eventbrite + A*

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Jacob Peters

founder of superpower

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Bryan Kim

founding GP, prev a16z partner

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Jorn Lyseggen

founder of Meltwater

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Jack Altman

partner at benchmark, prev founder

We are on a mission to increase the rate of innovation in the world by bringing small groups of ambitious people closely together. we believe proximity breeds serendipity and serendipity leads to magic.

We are on a mission to increase the rate of innovation in the world by bringing small groups of ambitious people closely together. we believe proximity breeds serendipity and serendipity leads to magic.

Our base is in san francisco, but we support residencies all over the world so that you can bring your innovations global: connect with partners, new hires, and investors wherever needed.

Our base is in san francisco, but we support residencies all over the world so that you can bring your innovations global: connect with partners, new hires, and investors wherever needed.

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Our past speakers

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Our past speakers

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Our past speakers

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